Hot Rod and Custom Christmas Gifts for Dad 2021

Stickers - That little extra. Add a couple of stickers and you're good to go. Buy a couple to give away, and a couple for your car and toolbox. Price: $2.99 - Check price and availability in the Kustomrama Online Store.

DVD: The World's Fastest Indian - Anthony Hopkins at his best. This is a movie we never get tired off. Give your dad an amazing and inspiring adventure for christmas. Price: $7.69 - Check availability on Amazon.com.

CD: Hot Rod City - Crawl out in the mancave with a glass of cheerful refreshments and enjoy this amazing album. Block out the holidays for a while and be yourself. Shift those gears and dream away. Price: $15.49 - Check availability on Amazon.com.

Double Grommet Belt: - Regardless of if you make more money and have a heavier wallet, or if you’ve lost weight, having a good leather belt always feels good and can be used for a lot more than just keeping your pants up. Seldom are they this cheap though. Price: $11.97 - Check availability on Amazon.com.

Kustomrama Trucker Cap - Help us keep history alive while you help your dad staying cool. A win win. Price: 17.49 - Check price and availability on the Kustomrama Online Store.

Custom Cars - Built Not Bought - The only t-shirt your dad need the Christmas. Really. Price: $19.99 - Check availability on Amazon.om.

Stromberg 97 Carburetor Coffee Mug - Your dad's morning coffee will taste even better with this. Price: $19.95 - Check availability on Amazon.com.

Book: Smuggler's Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki - It’s big daddy time, way deep in the man cave. In a mysterious landscape filled with exotic music, behavior, and drinks. It’s time the big man talks the talk. Price: $20.91 - Check availability on Amazon.com.

Book: Speed Duel: The Inside Story of the Land Speed Record in the Sixties - Two of the fastest racers, hardest competitors, and best of friends the American racing history has ever witnessed. Read more about this thrilling, speed-seeking journey played out between these two iconic gearheads, Art Arfons and Craig Breedlove. From backyard mechanics to world record holders of speed on the salt. Again and again… Price: 21.18 Check availability on Amazon.com.

Dickies Men's Short Sleeve Work Shirt - A timeless classic. This will make your dad look and feel like Mike Ness. Price: $22.94 - $59.00 Check availability on Amazon.com.

Kustomrama Custom Made Your Division T-Shirt - California, Japan, Stockton, Oslo, or Australia. Surprise your dad with a custom made Kustomrama Division shirt from his hometown. Price: $23.49 - Click here to check available divisions - or get in touch with us at mail@kustomrama.com if you want us to make you a custom division shirt.

Book: How To Chop Tops (Old Skool Skills) - We are not all self-made customizers, and not all of us can afford to have a shop build our cars for us. This book is an easy guide and will show you how a good chop is done. It will help you not make mistakes that could be costly. It will also explain how to cut the glass or weld rusty steel. Good lessons to be learned. Price: $24.95 - Check price and availability on Amazon.com.

Battery Tender Junior Battery Charger and Maintainer - This one will boost his batteries. Super smart battery chargers. Available in 6 and 12 volt. A bestseller on Amazon. Price: $24.95 - $49.87 - Check price and availability on Amazon.com.

3-Pc Soldering Paddles - No more bondo for the old man. Let him go back to his roots and practice old bodywork skills. Price: $25.00 - Check price and availability on Amazon.com.

Book: Lowrider Space: Aesthetics and Politics of Mexican American Custom Cars - You’ve seen them everywhere. The lowriders. But, what is really the deal with these jumping, scraping colorful cars? Knowledge is crucial. Price: $25.00 Check availability on Amazon.com.

Skull Shaped Bluetooth Speaker - Chargable Bluetooth speaker. 8 Watts. A sceary friend to bring along on your cruises. Price: $25.95 - Check availability on Amazon.com.

Vinyl: Ufo On Farm Road 318: Twisted Tales From the Wastelands - This absolutely fantastic vinyl and CD compilation is a must for all the music aficionados. Not only are the albums filled with the most obscure and amazing songs you have never heard, but the artwork and liner notes from Olaf Jens and Mack Stevens are worth buying these albums for alone. Outstanding. Price: 27.31 Check price and availability on Amazon.com.

Book: Ford Model T Coast to Coast: A Slow Drive across a Fast Country - A good book is never wrong. Ford Model-T Coast-to-Coast, documents the cross-country adventure of two brave drivers as they pilot a century-old Model-T on a 3,000-mile journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Coast. Price: $28.99 - Check availability on Amazon.com.

Book: Reflections in a Spinner Hubcap: Authentic Tales of Hot Rods, Custom Cars & Nostalgia - Brand new book from Albert Drake. This selection of essays celebrates the people who made hot rodding an American culture. Rediscover the fun of racing, hanging out, flirting and driving from the voice of someone who experienced the 1950s and has a passion for telling the story of old metal. His stories are authentic. Price: $29.00 - Check availability on Amazon.com.

Energizer Jumper Cables - Now, where did he put those jumper cables again? It has been proven that you can't have too many jumper cables when you're into old cars. Available in 16 to 25 feet. A 2 gauge and 800A heavy-duty booster jump start cable with carrying bag. Bestseller on Amazon.com. Price: $29.99 - $ 54.96 - Check price and availability on Amazon.com.

Digital Multimeter - Burning the bacon is one thing, but frying the cars wiring harness a complete different one. Don’t let your dad’s car turn to ash, get him this instead. Price: $29.99 - Check availability on Amazon.com.

Rechargeable LED FLashlights - We all get lost ever so often. Maybe in the woods, maybe in life. A flashlight can sometimes lead the way and is also very good to have in the garage, car, and at home. With 8000 lumens you’ll be the highlight of the neighborhood. Price: $30.99 - Check availability on Amazon.com.

Brixton Sixpence - Make your dad feel like a Peaky Blinder! Price: $35.89 - $63.79 - Check availability on Amazon.com.

Custom Shop Metal Flake Kit - You simply can't go wrong with a six-pack of Metalflake. Every hot rodder in America have Metalflake dreams. This kit from Custom Shop contains their six most popular colors in six 1 ounce bottles. Price: $39.96 - Check price and availability on Amazon.com.

El Sueno - Framed Custom Car Poster by Henrik Forss - Scott and Holly Roberts award-winning 1954 Mercury Monterey captured by automotive photographer Henrik Forss. This print will look just as good in your dad's living room as in his man-cave. Available as 12x18 or 24x36 framed posters. Price: $42.00 - Check price and availability on etsy.com.

Detail King Tire White Wall Cleaning & Dressing Car Care Value Kit - Give your dad the whitest whitewalls in town for Christmas this years. Who knows what will come out of that... Price: $44.45 - Check price and availability on Amazon.com.

Carhartt Duck Workpant - A new workpant can't go wrong. If your dad works in an office you give him socks and ties. If he works in the garage you give him a new workpant. Price: $44.99 - $54.94 - Check price and availability on Amazon.com.

Book: Gene Winfield's Racing Days Scrapbook - You’d be a fool if you didn’t read up on the king of cool. The master customizer himself. Get inspired and get it going. The book is fairly new, and it was released in January of 2021 Price: $45.00 - Check availability on winfieldscustomshop.com.

1-Shot Pinstriping Kit - This is your dad's ticket into his new career as a pinstriper. A professional kit containing the three colors and the two brushes he needs to get started. Price: $49.96 - Check price and availability on Amazon.com.

43-Piece Harmonic Balancer Puller Set - Let yer dad show off his strength and get that savage look on his face. There ain’t a pulley in the neighborhood safe after he opens up this fully loaded box of fantastic helpfulness. Price: $64.42 - Check availability on Amazon.com.

T.U.K. Leopard Creepers - Every cat’s got to prowl. Maybe just to take the trash out, but hey...he’ll be the sharpest cat in town regardless. Price: $69.95 - Check availability on Amazon.com.

Book: "TV" Tommy Ivo: Drag Racing's Master Showman - From child TV and movie star to one of the most charismatic, friendly and fast race car drivers there has ever been. This book has facts you would never believe and pictures you didn’t believe existed. Did you know Tommy built a really nice custom of a Buick? Did you know he was on the way down into a ravine with one of his slingshot dragsters? Read all about it here, and LOTS more! Price: $74.98 - Check availability on Amazon.com.

Speedway Motors Car Show Essentials Detailing Kit - Show and shine. This detailing kit is a bestseller from Speedway Motors. Boring to buy. Great to get for Christmas. Price: $84.99 - Check price and availability on Amazon.com.

Tres Noir Waycooler Wayfarer Sunglasses - After rain comes sunshine, and after snow it’s show..time. Your dad probably already feel like a million bucks, well now he can look the part too. Price: $89.99 - Check availability on Amazon.com.

Book: Gasser Wars: Drag Racing's Street Classics: 1955-1968 - Before there were colorful funny cars and tire-smoking altereds all over the place, there were the gassers. From farmlands to Fremont, the gasser wars became a nationwide quest. This book is jam-packed with absolutely fantastic pictures from 1955-68 and a lot of very interesting information. If you wanna find some inspiration to build a gasser – well here you go, a gasser bible if you will. Price: $112.67 - Check availability on Amazon.com

170 Piece General Purpose Tool Set - With this massive tool kit, there’s no way your dad will ever let your car fall in disrepair. Not bad having your own house mechanic after all - and you’ll avoid expensive shop bills...Price: $142.51 - Check availability on Amazon.com.

Marshall Kilburn II Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Silence is golden they say, but on the other hand…Blasting some real rockin music after all that cherry sweet Christmas jingles torture will be a pure relief. Price: $229.34 - Check availability on Amazon.com.

Red Wing Iron Ranger Boots - This boot needs no introduction. When your dad is getting too old for his Vans, buy him a pair of Iron Rangers. These will be the last boots he ever needs, as these just look better the older and more worn out they are. Price: $329.99 - $353.15 - Check availability on Amazon.com.

Eastwood Deluxe Durable Lead Free Body Solder Kit - The three paddles you gave your dad last year was a huge success, so it's time for him to advance. Has he been a good boy this year? If you ask nicely, he might let you use it as well. Price: $952.27 - Check availability on Amazon.com.

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In a time of pandemic and public panic, it is safe to say we all welcome the fat man dressed in red more than ever before. Christmas, a safe haven and time we can enjoy and spend with our loved ones. A time of joy and delight is upon us and let us all embrace it like a big ol bear hug.

After the warm welcome last year, we decided to once again compile a list of gifts we recommend for the man of the house. For the man that may believe he’s already got all that he needs, this will help to prove him wrong. These are presents for inside and outside of the garage as well as for the inside and outside of his cars. Ho ho ho, here we go!

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